[COTW 5/9/11:] STS Turbo Installed

[Z Madness]

Originally Posted by LosingReality

What is the normal price for a Turbo kit? Obviously the 6K price tag on these is cause they are th only company making them right now.....and anyone would charge the most they copuld get for them....just smart business....But whats the normal price for a turbo kit....say onces the market gets flooded with more choices?

Actually, STS pretty much has a standard price for their single turbo kit and their twin turbos. Almost all their standard single turbo kits are $5,995. Nothing to do with the fact that there are no competitors for the v6. They will still charge this price. Just FYI if you are waiting for STS to drop their price, won't be happenning.

[Z Madness]

Optional but suggested.

(regarding intercoolers)

[stand-al0ne]

Originally Posted by usa1camaro1969

This was in a post back in July:

This may be do-able for less.. A place in town has a mustang turbo kit that claims its 650 hp capable for $399 shipped! If that thing made it a year it would be soo worth it! Tuning would be $550 from Trifecta (I think). Custom piping is $200 roughly. Cant really think of much else I would need.






http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

A quality turbo alone will cost over $500 - $900, so an "entire kit" for under $500 is scary.
Guys that build turbo'd Honda's has some of the cheapest parts available for any car and I knew guys building 'ebay' and 'craigslist' turbo kits for $1500-$2000.
The point I'm trying to make is them buying used and cheap parts still ran them that much, so there's no way we can be in that range for our cars.

Also, car-specific turbo kits are more money than piecing your own because their kits have piping with bends for your specific vehicle; something those generic kits wont have. If you have the ability to mandrel bend some aluminum pipe, then go ahead an just piece yours together, but otherwise you're paying someone else to make piping fitting to your car...

Also, regarding intercoolers, you for sure want one. They are technically optional, but its safer for your motor, you get more hp, your motor wont get heat-soaked as bad, etc etc.

[CAMAR0]

sts equivalent system, tuned by trifecta
Ball Bearing Journal Bearing Ebay
intercooler 500 210 80
wastegate 300 250 60
bov 300 250 50
tubing 300 300 180
turbo 1350 900 280
oil pump 400 400 400
tuning 500 500 500
oil lines 100 100 100
fittings 100 100 100
total 3850 3010 1750


Tubing would include j bends like the sts unversal kit so no mandrel bending is needed. Turbo prices are for garrett from www.atpturbo.com and ball bearing used more expensive bov and fmic for the heck of it.

[Prochargedchevyi]

Originally Posted by usa1camaro1969

This was in a post back in July:

This may be do-able for less.. A place in town has a mustang turbo kit that claims its 650 hp capable for $399 shipped! If that thing made it a year it would be soo worth it! Tuning would be $550 from Trifecta (I think). Custom piping is $200 roughly. Cant really think of much else I would need.






http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

Please...Please...Please....DO NOT put this on your engine. Cheaply made Chinese turbos spinning at 50,000 + rpms will eventually lead to a catastrophic event - 9 out of 10 times, those impeller fragments are circulated through the oil system and end up destroying your motor. Trust me, it ain't worth it.

If you're going to build your own TT kit, you're looking at about $2,500-$3,000 for just the parts. If you're not mechanically inclined or don't have access to the proper tools, then buy the STS kit and be done with it. Guys who try to reinvent the wheel are usually the ones who end up paying for it in the end.

[Z Madness]

Just an update that I got the Meth Pump and Boost Controller installed. Trying to schedule a dyno time to test the boost controller and see if we can set it to 8 psi on high. Will have data logs off the dyno runs to have Trifecta work out the tunes. Here's some pictures from the install.

[SDCamaro10]

Sweet! keep it up bro.

[Blacc Mamba]

Niceee!

[stand-al0ne]

Originally Posted by Z Madness

Just an update that I got the Meth Pump and Boost Controller installed. Trying to schedule a dyno time to test the boost controller and see if we can set it to 8 psi on high. Will have data logs off the dyno runs to have Trifecta work out the tunes. Here's some pictures from the install.

Z,

On that bottom pick with the boost controller, is that by or near the wastegate?
Speaking on which, where exactly is the wastegate? It is an external wastegate correct? That photo shows the only thing I dont like about going turbo...the vacuum lines! Oh well, a necessary evil.

[Z Madness]

Yes, that is near the waste gate which is on the driver side of the car in the rear. Our system has the turbo off the passenger side exhaust pipe and the waste gate off the driver side exhaust pipe.

With no boost controller, all you have is a single line to the waste gate.

[esperman]

damn Z, you are the man. I'm gonna have to get back out to the islands soon!

[Edge.128]

so i have been following this on and off but I haven't seen any numbers of power to the rear wheels. anyone know how much it is putting down?

[SDCamaro10]

go back to the first page, and read it again. the numbers are there.

[Z Madness]

Originally Posted by Edge.128

so i have been following this on and off but I haven't seen any numbers of power to the rear wheels. anyone know how much it is putting down?

About 350 rwhp at just under 5 psi. Scheduling a new dyno run to see how the meth injection and higher boost helps.